"Never Gonna Stop (The Red, Red Kroovy)" is a promotional single taken from Rob Zombie's second album '' The Sinister Urge''. The song can also be found on Zombie's '' Past, Present & Future'' and ''The Best of Rob Zombie''. It was nominated for the

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for

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for the 2003 Grammy Awards Ceremony, but lost to

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's " Here to Stay". The song is based on

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' 1962 novel, ''

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''. The phrase "red red kroovy" is used by

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in the book and means "red red blood" ("krov'", means "blood" in

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). (Anthony Burgess’ Nadsat glossary in the novel shows the spelling to be “krovvy”, not kroovy: (''krovvy:'' ussian > ''krovy blood)) The lyrics include the phrases "See heaven, flash, a horrorshow..." and "...take me to the home..." which are also both references to the book. The audio sample "Use my body to keep you alive" is from the 1969 horror film ''

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''. The song was included on the soundtrack to the movies '' Rollerball'' (2002) and '' Walking Tall'' (2004), as well as the

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game '' Test Drive: Eve of Destruction''. It was also used as current wrestler

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's entrance music from 2001 to 2004. A remix of the song, ''The Black Cat Crossing Mix'', was included on ''

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''. Rob Zombie used clips of the anime show ''

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'' during the song on the

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and 2022 Freaks on Parade tours.

Music video

In the

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for "Never Gonna Stop," Zombie and others are dressed as

and his droogs from the film of ''

''. In reference to two of the film's scenes, they appear in the Korova Milk Bar, and go on a wild ride in a stolen "

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". The actor Tom Towles, who played Lieutenant George Wydell in Rob Zombie's film ''

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'', appears in the video. Two versions exist for the video. One that has scenes from '' Rollerball'' inter-cut with the ones of Zombie, and the original version which has neither.

Influence

In 2011,

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Darcy O'Neil was inspired by the video to create a red-colored cocktail, echoing Burgess's

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term "kroovy" as blood.

Personnel

* Tom Baker – mastering * Scott Humphrey – producer, programming, mixing *

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– bass *

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– guitar * Tempesta – drums *

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– vocals, producer, art direction

Chart performance

References

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